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The authors of Math through the Ages
About the Authors of Math through the Ages
Bill Berlinghoff was educated at Holy Cross, Boston College, and Wesleyan University,
where he received his Ph.D. in mathematics. Now retired, he was recently a Visiting
Professor at Colby College in Maine. There he often taught a first-
Fernando Gouvêa was born in Brazil and educated at the University of São Paulo and
at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in mathematics. Fernando is Carter
Professor of Mathematics at Colby College, where he teaches, among other things,
a regular course on the history of mathematics. He was a participant in the Institute
for the History of Mathematics and its Use in Teaching, organized by the Mathematical
Association of America. Fernando is the editor of the newsletter of the MAA. In addition
to this book, he wrote, edited, or co-
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